Abstract
Provides a historical overview and contemporary analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of federal government support for hydroelectric power in the American West.
Keywords
hydroelectric power, government water policy, water law and legislation
Date of this Version
5-2013
DOI
10.4135/9781452276076.n218
Recommended Citation
Chapman, Bert, "Hydroelectric Power" (2013). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 35.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276076.n218
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Comments
Appears in Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West. Steven L. Danver, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013. 2:391-394